The umbrellas came out around 5:30PM just as the track was beginning to dry from an earlier shower. The weather radar is showing a group of storms over Richmond, but there is a break in the weather after that line.
The NASCAR on Fox team may be facing a very long night of racing and possibly a delay in the event until Monday.
Chris Myers is up first from the Hollywood Hotel at 7PM. He will be joined by Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond. Look for Talladega aftermath, weather forecasts and a review of the Kyle vs. Junior scenario from last season.
Waltrip moves up and joins Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds if and when the race begins. Joy did monster duty for SPEED on Friday and has to be commended for his performance.
Luckily, Fox has the best crew of pit reporters on TV and hopefully access to the drivers will continue to be available. Slightly before 6PM, NASCAR moved all the cars from the grid to the garage area and put them under cover.
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@ David, I beg to differ. One of the suits said something about it some time back. I read it on Jayski.
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/features/04/15/inside.nascar.start.park/index.html
Nascar.com did an aticle this month on the S&P situation. It is kind of long, but gives a lot of interesting information.
How about someone mention Hornish again?!
For the bashing he got a year ago from DW and the FOX group, he deserves some credit for what has been a total 180 here in 2009
bottom line is the start/park qualify for the race..the other teams that want to do the whole race need to improve their qualifying
They said they would investigate why they were falling out, but given the state of the economy and the small teams in general I dont expect this to get much attention from the sanctioning body until after this year.
Remember, the #78 has added races to their schedule so far this year, it makes me wonder if side deals are being made to put competitive cars out there...
The speakers are out on my TV.
Have they talked about Ambrose at all tonight? The guy is having a good few weeks, would be a shame if they don't give him a shout out.
@david: just some info from another site on the 88. apparently on that last round of stops, the pit crew made the wrong changes to the 88 and eury jr held the car until that was reversed and the called-for changes were executed.
given that they started so far back, i don't have great expectations tonight . . .altho' i'm more than willing to be proven wrong.
as for S&P: what i would like to see if some objective definition that could then be enforced. for example: no pit crew = no qualifying run. pit crew w/no firesuits = no qualifying. not enough tires for two fuel runs = no qualifying. start with the obvious ones that can be definitively documented.
let's get rid of the teams that are there to qualify, not race. sorry they can't make it but in all honesty, they don't deserve to be there if they can't run the race.
Pretty solid coverage tonight so far. I'm not going to say any more & jinx it.
Why aren't we seeing these love taps live?
Red, if a team who plans to run the full race cant go fast enough in qualifying to do so, why are they any more deserving then a team that got it done for 2 laps and earned the spot?
If we had 50 cars at every race and 5 cars were going home that intended to run the full race while 5 start and parks were out there doing their thing my tune might change. But given we have 45-ish cars every week and only 40 are trying to run the whole race, there is no harm no foul in my eyes.
whoa, SAM!
30 laps from 1/2 way..what's the weather look like?
Sam Hornish gets a mention!
David said...
How about someone mention Hornish again?!
hey! lookee here, david! they be talking about hornish. you sure got someone's ear, dude!
@red - I like your idea about the S&P, make them spend X amount of money (on flying and lodging a minimum of 7 crew members per car, buying a set amount of tires) to make it hard for them to make a buck.
Whats with Stremme tonight?
geeze! :(
Im on a roll tonight!
Now FOX, make sure I get a paycheck come Monday morning...
Wow, that was a love tap.
@Dot-
Because we keep seeing in=car shots
OK David, who are you really?
Use this power for BSPN too, will ya?
NASCAR should park Stremme, or he is about to get parked in another way.
@ bevo, too funny.
LOL! David! Keep your magic working :)
DW said Stremme didn't cut any slack..what happened..I read the CC but listening to MRN and they are INTERVIEWING SOMEBODY??????????????????
Junior fighting with Eury Jr. on the radio.....
Weather looks good for now but there is still rain just east of Charlottesville but not moving much anywhere
@David - Guys like Mayfield and Riggs are trying to run full races, but the S&P guys (#66, #09) are making it impossible for them to earn points and contend for a top-35 spot in the points. I see your point about Mayfield and Riggs having to run faster in qualifying, but then they'll be uncompetitive when the race starts.
JJ brake problems and Chad not happy with camera guys in the pit.
Bevo,
With the run David's on tonight, listen for that tap of your door from Scarlett.
is stremme going to get a penalty? I am lost
Don't tell Dot that Marcos is 10th.
Wow! That was informative... not
JD or somebody
what's Jr and tony arguing about?
Dot, I wish I could say I was a big wig tv network guy but alas my $190 a week paychecks from FedEx indicate otherwise...
I kinda figured if Sam had a run tonight they might talk about him since he was on trackside, the whole green flag pit lap-in thing was a huge shock to me. Pleasant as it was =)
Now lets bring back the rear bumper cam "shelf" so that way we can see the sponsor decal and know who it is without having a giant graphic waste a fifth of the screen doing the same thing and we're set.
Maybe work the camera back to about 7th and watch them guys just making their steady march to the front...
@Karen-
From your lips to God's ear :)
Marcos 10?
Hey, did they make a mistake? Showing Hammond under yellow?
The 88 crew has made the wrong adjustments on 2 straight pit stops. Dale Jr. ``We're just acting like a bunch of #(*&!$* morons tonight.''
Jenna Fryer on Twitter
Stremme put 17 in wall NASCAR needs to park him -too many co incidences
Saw what Stremme just did... unfortunate for two of my Roushies. :( Bad Stremme!
David said...
Red, if a team who plans to run the full race cant go fast enough in qualifying to do so, why are they any more deserving then a team that got it done for 2 laps and earned the spot?
seems to me if you know you're only gonna run a few laps and not the whole race, you can do some pretty drastic set-up for qualifying, something that you obviously would not choose to do if you were planning to run the full race.
i understand the point you're making: if the non-S&Ps want in, they need to step up and qualify better. but maybe they're just trying to get into the show and not destroy their stuff in quailfying and then have nothing left for the show.
i am excited about racing b/c of the competition level, something that was important to me when i was an athlete. i want my competitors to be in it 100% and not just showing up. i wanted to compete against people who wanted to win as much as i did. otherwise, their appearance made a joke out of what i was doing and all the work i put in to be able to compete.
in my opinion, S&Pers are just "showing up" each week and that offends me.
@ VickyD, I know. I forgot to send my post sooner.
@ David, thanks for the bio. You can be the Kreskin of TDP.
It doesn't pay for me to have any favorites.
Family spirit is one thing, but when are Dale Jr. and Rick going to wake up and realize that Tony Jr. has to go?
Jack Roush has made his way to Stremme's pit box to have a discussion.
Harvick always seems to fly under the radar with these guys.
Martin, thats the hole guys like Tommy Baldwin and TRG accepted when they started their teams.
Some of the start and park teams are only doing that because they are day to day with sponsorship. Nemecheck was a great example at Talladega. They got a sponsor so they ran the race. Bliss has the sponsor on the 09 tonight and they are giving it a go. But when a sponsor doesnt sign with those teams, they dont stand a chance and it makes more sense to park.
Otherwise you have a situation like Blaney had tonight or like Todd Bodine had in Bristol where you wreck a car, and all that purse money which has to repay travel, entry fee, inspection fee, payroll, etc, also has to go to buying/fixing another car.
OK, who's going to be the first one to make a crack about the 47 not being worried about running out of gas tonight???
/Bush's Baked Beans
I would rather see roush and the Stremme crew chief than Mikey.
Daly Planet Editor said...
The 88 crew has made the wrong adjustments on 2 straight pit stops. Dale Jr. ``We're just acting like a bunch of #(*&!$* morons tonight.''
Jenna Fryer on Twitter
jd, she has the wrong jr: that was eury jr carrying on at the pit crew, not the driver.
Nice job causing a caution...that you needed...
Fans pay the tickets, and invest time to watch the racing, not the qualifying. If a team doesn't intend to RACE, they shouldn't be allowed to qualify.
I am so sick of the 88 team's 'drama'
@ red, well said.
@ Martin V, anytime now. Stats have shown that if you're not in the top 12 by now, your Chase is toast.
bevo, bevo, bevo, YOU are killing me.
Im not a fan of the S&P phenomenia. But there isn't a clearcut solution to fix it. You cant mandate to a team to run to 2 fuel stops because what if you have a legit engine failure like Kenseth had a Vegas on lap 10?
Well JJ isnt helping my fantasy team any...
I hate Digger
contrary to other news, methinks Rick h needs to make changes
Thanks for the info, I was wondering why it was not on fox.
Everything Jr. does makes news. let's see if they get it right this time.
Did I mention I hate my laptop?
hotaru-raganbaby_6 said...
I am so sick of the 88 team's 'drama
copy that. i can't remember the pit crew ever being as sloppy as they've been this season. something is not right in a big way.
somebody get Hammond a flashlight!
More Hammond under caution??????
FOX went right back to the 4-box pit stop unsurprisingly
Martin Vincent-
Family spirit is one thing, but when are Tony Jr. and Rick going to wake up and realize that Dale Jr. has to go?/Fixed for you :)
Exactly!
@David - I didn't mention Nemechek because I know he wants to run full races. The #09 and the #66 clearly are not in it for full races and I doubt Miccosukee is a "paid sponsor" in Cup, it's just extra exposure for the money they put into Finch's Nationwide deal. The #66 only had sponsorship when Terry Labonte assured them a starting spot.
JD JJ no brakes in front so he spun out, although I agree he has enough talent to have done it on purpose and NOT hit the wall
Maybe I missed something one race weekend, but why do some of you have something against the 4 square pit view again?
Boy, 48 not having a good night. Is Chad on the box?
JD as long as they don't give Hammond a fiddle like last night on Trackside.
Well this race as gone from bad to worse for my drivers, I may need to find another. Hey Dot does Ambros have room
Denny's on the ball tonight!
Bliss is still running a lap down.
Every time that car has had something on the side, its given it it's all. Problem is, this is only the 3rd race they've had something on it.
I agree on the #66 as well as the #64. Those to me feel like total start and park teams. The 09 is edgy depending on the week. Im wondering what happens to the 34 if they fall out of the top 35...
i have a cat on my lap and I am lying with laptop to my side typing one hand.
everytime I hit refresh a bunch of comments. busy night
thanks for the spout to sound off and trade info, JD.
:)
@bevo - Dale Jr. needs to pay attention so he finds his pit stall, but pit strategy and adjustments are Tony's job, I think. :)
how cool would it be if newman and stewart made the chase???
@Martin--From what's been stated, Mr. H doesn't have an issue, but I believe it's Jr. who needs to realize it. When they broke up at DEI Jr. was not happy and made it be known. He's always had family on the box and I really don't know if he's capable of truly having someone on there who isn't family. With Pops and Cousin Tony he can talk "rough" and they can talk "rough" back and I think that's what he needs. Someone who will let him be "rough" and abusive yet know they'll still be friends at the end of the day. Even in his personal life, he wouldn't have been able to survive without Kelly and that's why he depends on her to run his business and help with his contracts.
ragan, the reason i have a problem with it is because you don't get an overall view of pit road, only the race off. Therefore if something happens your having to count on the eyes of the guys in the booth or a good pit reporter, which to be honest in contrast with MRN's coverage this season, has been pretty poor and behind in many areas.
I just like to see an overall view of pit road because if Im following someone who isnt in that triple pit, I can still get an idea of what they are doing.
@ nrf, yes.
@ Haus20, Dan & I were talking about the same thing.
Denny so silly! :)
I spoke and the 09 had a problem. Guess I jinxed them.
31 into wall caution is out
31 crash or something
Wow. Robby Gordon still on the lead lap...might be deserving of a shoutout soon.
Last night I watched the whole race- bad result
Tonight, parts- Better driver winning? We shall see.
Violence is just crazy on TV and in the movies these days.
Did they just miss the caution?
we had two minute movie promo and missed stuff
quad pits?
did they just try to tease me or something?
Oooooo...Jr wadding the 31 up?
Hey, WOW, great analysis by DW! Will Jr fans forgive Kyle? NEVER! lol.
Why is it that the hitter keeps going and the hittee falls back?
three minutes and change....
earnhardt says he got loose apologized to burton -- certainly wasn't the same as what's happened between the 18 and the 88.
The only good I can see coming out of Digger is that maybe they could use the marketing of him to pay for offset the expense of the TV contract and thus reduce the number of commercial spots...just a thought.
@Gymmie - Maybe Dale Jr. needs to get a new crew chief (Evernham?), clean up his communication style and start winning again... Some people are thinking the TV ratings are going to get better when Dale Jr. starts winning again.
Are they on "in case of rain" comml showing?
What 3 wide I was being shown something else. Come on guys
haus20 said...
"The only good I can see coming out of Digger is . . . "
gotta stop you right there -- there is nothing good about the rodent -- nothing.
No rain in sight, just checked with NWS
8 cars on the lead lap?
Sounds like the guys in the booth are trying to kick the Producer and Director to show the racing.
Way to go boys!
Dot the scroll was wrong a few minutes ago. I'm watching live leaderboard.
@Martin--definitely agree! But it's getting him to see that and if Mr. H forces change on him no whining about it.
Thanks, Vick.
Park SDDD. How rude.
don't think the booth has noticed that the 14 is in 9th right now . . .
red, they are missing telling the whole story...again.
OH NO. Have I said I don't like that BK commercial before?
agreed, jd. it's just getting more and more difficult to be a fan if one tries to rely solely on the fox broadcast. i mean, stewart isn't exactly a S&Per and yet it's as if he isn't even in the race tonight.
don't know if i can soldier on much longer.
actually, we DO want to see the weather radar . . .
Red, guess TS wasn't on Fox's radar 2 weeks ago when they decided on their script for tonight's race.
I am so disappointed in Burger King...I saw an interview with the BK marketing guy on Fox News a few weeks ago regarding this commercial...Let me just say, the guy isn't a good liar.
Ask.com is getting its money's worth by being a NASCAR "official" sponsor, Bobby Labonte is running 31st a lap down and his car is on camera every time they show one of those sponsored questions.
Sad... David Ragan is back in the twenties.
Speaking of radar - it can stop raining here, 5 inches in one day is plenty thank you
mrn tony an ryan both in top 10
@vicky: agreed but i just can't figure out why. his is exactly the sort of story nascar should want to have told, over and over this season. c'mon: champion racer starts his own 2-car company and currently sits 5th in the standings. how much better could it be?
wish i could figure out who writes the scripts and why.
Bevo, we had 10 inches of rain at our house on Tuesday. What a mess!
He goes back further, I may be done watching for the night.
22nd, Forward David!!!
this isnt an impound race anymore?
@Vicky--did you see JDs column on that BK commercial?
@bevo--I hear ya! It started back raining here an hour or so ago. We had a small break earlier and I was able to get out to the store.
@David - No impound, but no practice after qualifying.
@VickyD-
You up in the Red River area?
Don't know what radar they are looking at but there isn't in rain coming
Is Nascar looking for debris - Jr. just went down a lap
Bevo we are in Spring Branch area of Houston.
MV
This used to be an impound race though... Both Richmond races, Both Talladega races and Daytona in July. At least thats how it was up until this year. I know two years ago that was the case, don't remember how it went last year
Latest update on the Cowboys practice facility -
Twelve people caught in the wreckage were hospitalized, at least two in serious condition, said Dr. Paul Pepe, chief of emergency medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. None of the injuries appeared to be life threatening, he said.
In another chat room. I see rain north of the track. Another chatter sees rain, south of track. But nothing near the track.
Both Richmond races were impound last year.
@ red, could it be where Haas is residing right now? Though tax evasion is the in thing now.
@ bevo, non life threatening injuries. Here we go again.
Hope everyone will be OK.
Vicky, I used to live in the Galleria area just off Westheimer.
Had a lot of fun in Houston.
and the lucky dog is...
@Vicky - There's your debris.
Hard rain headed towards Fredericksburg and light rain subsiding around Newport News, but nothing headed towards Richmond.
NOT Jr!
Who had that one in the pool?
This is gonna be interesting...
I got behind. JR caution.
Karma for Stremme.
Poor David (more like poor me :(, this is painful).
@dot: ahhh, i dunno. i don't think haas's "troubles" are a factor in the #14 not getting any love tonight. it just seems disjointed to me tonight, hopping and skipping from mini-story to mini-story all night. no continuity, no flow, no sense of focus or rhythm.
and i've only seen one "glowing brake rotor" shot tonight. maybe that's why i'm cranky.
off to get a cold yuengling.
@bevo thanks for the update about the 'Boys hard to get info here in Tampa & both computers are watching the race!
@VickyD-
Had a layover at Hobby last month, amazing how much damage there still is from the hurricane. I really feel for yall down there.
hamlin's crew dropped a lug nut on the right front
@ Vick, I forgot to commend you on your comment. Good call. We've gone from comedy to ESP.
I have some problem with exactly how to deal with the S & P-ers to avoid unintended consequences. I really have no problem with a team that dogs it one race or two so they can afford to actually compete the next week. It does seem to me that the prize money across the board should be reduced and in place give each team that qualifies 4 or 5 sets of tires. I understand tires cannot be turned back in for a refund. Maybe a car should not be allowed to start a race if it does not have a pit crew.
Sucks to see David in the lap down lane. :(
(just bringin' the party down, ain't I?)
I must sound like a crybaby to you all.
JD Katy Freeway is 12 lanes and wide open now. But torrential rains on Tuesday flooded so many places.
poor Biff
Mike Joy shouldn't have to apologize to DW for breaking in on a conversation about tire studs to tell about a spin on the track.
Biff should be ok. Dont think it hurt the suspension
hotaru-raganbaby_6 said...
I must sound like a crybaby to you all.
May 2, 2009 10:06 PM
Nah u sound just like a fan! u can whine & suffer here we all do ;)
ya' know, i had a thought whilst getting my beer: it just shouldn't be this hard to follow the race on tv. it just shouldn't. i shouldn't have to have two blogs, a live leaderboard, mrn, and the tv on just to follow one race.
it just shouldn't be this hard.
I'm amazed that the camera got there so fast. I wish it was always like that.
Dot must be losing her mind. Not a word said about Marcos tonight.
Harvick is hanging on there. Not bad with a totally new team.
Is it just me or does FOX have too many sick cartoons?
OK now this is just wrong. I just saw a local commercial looking for people who were put in prison in Phila area and stripped searched because they are eligable for class action lawsuit money, they think Nascar fans are more likely to have been in prison. Bizzarre
Missed what might be the key moment of the race perhaps.
And I jinxed him too...
@David - You're jinxing every driver tonight! :)
dang it Happy :(
First, my Roush drivers suck. Now, one of my fantasy drivers hits the wall. Somebody shoot me.
--KarenB
nrf: i had EXACTLY the same thought! i've never seen that commercial before. most curious.
@ David, I am. Thanks for the love.
Maybe he's better off w/o coverage. Seems like when they talk about a driver, chaos.
David - don't mention Matt tonight please! Or Marcos for Dot either.
lol. I was a good omen for Hornish!
Great job FINDING the contact. thats appreciated. and showing it under caution and NOT under green helps too.
Matt....Kenseth...?
Whose he? The guy that got the LD a few cautions ago?!
That damn splitter has cut down more times than Kyle Busch
Ask dot comm
@CAM: hahahahahahaha! you are the headliner for TDP Comedy Tour tonight!
David can be both good and evil. Said w/love.
I feel your pains Karen and hotaru. You are loved.
I think they'd show the Ask.com car even if it was in the garage or on the back of the hauler.
How bout that robby gordon!?
-prepares for robby to get wrecked-
file under "adding injury to insult": apparently, a nascar official has sustained a leg injury in the . . . wait for it! yep, the 88 pit.
sigh.
@David - Robby wrecking is not a longshot! :)
@ CAM, funny.
Speaking of ask.com. Why not answer the question and direct people there to answer more racing questions? Think I should ask them?
David, I'm OK with that one it will give my guys another spot ;)
Thanks Dot. Now Carl thinks he ran over something, and pitted for tires. Seriously, could this day suck any more? Oh, and I forgot to switch out Burton for Newman in my fantasy pool. So yeah, I guess it could suck more. :-)
--KarenB
David said...
How bout that robby gordon!?
-prepares for robby to get wrecked --
nah, that's not even a stretch there, david.
(but if it happens? you are simply a genius!)
Newman and Ky. Busch are both on my fantasy team....please don't wreck!
@David-
Don't worry, Robby jinxes himself :)
no, dw, WE don't get to see "such great racing." you might, but we certainly don't. not even close.
red
how do you multi task so much during the race! I get dizzy just trying to blog here,
watch the race, and sometimes catch Twitter.
just now made dinner of scrambled eggs..lots of comments.
I saw Harvick blow a tire :(
ahhh, nuts. see ya', marcos.
Ambrose in the wall
Sorry Dot about your guy :(
Oh no Dot :(
Sorry Dot
Poor Marcos - would have been nice to see it live....
Oh no - poor Marcos.
well ky. and newman didn't wreck, but my 5th driver ambrose just wrecked.
Ky busch, newman, stewart, Jr. and ambrose.
I think Marcos came down on Sam there, looked like he was trying really hard to stay off him.
Sorry Dot =(
Sam! say it ain't so...wha happned
@ kbaskins,
Now I feel your pain. Dang it Sam. And to think I liked him last week.
Thank you my friends.
These guys are lost on pit stops tonight. Two boxes, no boxes, no clock, four boxes....what a mess.
Ambrose came down on to the 77, spun himself out
Dang, Dot! Sorry about that.
--KarenB
think cup needs to go to nationwide rules on limit of tires to throw more strategy into the situation.
@sophia: my laptop is my best friend during the race. makes multitasking simple for me.
jd? what's up with your laptop tonight anyway? i meant to ask earlier but was diverted.
Is anyone else tired of the duck? gopher, dogs cats & all other animals living or cartoon?
Dot, I hate Hornish and Stremme enough for both of us. No need for your karma to take a further hit. I'm here for ya. :-)
--KarenB
39 turned the 5
I hope not...everytime I pick Mark something happens :(
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